ejr1953
Responses from ejr1953
| Enjoying My New Focal Sopra No2's I’ve used sub woofers in my systems for a while. I feel the bass that the Sopra’s have is very good, but I find that, once you get thru the process of getting subs well integrated with the room and speakers, the final result is more enjoyable. I... | |
| Equipment break in question I find that my new equipment takes a bit of break in time to sound its best, especially my speakers. I wouldn't say the differences are that "dramatic", but after enjoying my new speakers for about six months, one night I found that they finally ... | |
| Qobuz Coming to America Soon! I received an "invite" and installed the Qobuz Windows 64 bit app on my Windows10 Pro 64 bit, I7 quad core machine, with 16 gigs of memory. I'm about halfway thru the month's free trial.The app is "flaky", at times seems to go off doing "who know... | |
| Qobuz. I was offered a month's trial, installed the Qobuz 64 bit Windows app on my quad core I7/16 gig Dell machine, outputting to my DAC via USB. I also have the Tidal Windows app installed on the same machine. I have my audio system "hard wired" to m... | |
| High resolution digital is dead. The best DAC's killed it. Erik,Your point is well taken.I've grabbed some of my really old CDs and with my modern disk transport and DAC, the sound quality I enjoy is often times really excellent!I would not necessarily associate the format of a digital source (i.e. 44.1/1... | |
| WASAPI vs. ASIO on Windows10? Thanks for all the great info! | |
| Why so many used focals? I was fortune enough to get a pair of Sopra No2's just after they were available in the U.S., over three years ago, and in my setup (to me) they sound fantastic!In my search for speakers I auditioned the Sopra's driven by some modestly powerful am... | |
| POWER CONDITIONERS FOR AUDIO QUALITY I have enjoyed a PS Audio DirectStream DAC & transport for years now. I used to have them (and my other components) plugged into a P10 power plant and took advantage of an upgrade to their new P15 unit, and immediately the performance of the ... | |
| Snake oil came first. By a likely ~ +50k years When I was in grad school I had an excellent Econ professor. Aside from her, most other academic economists I read seem to have a pre-conceived notion and find "facts" to "support" that point of view...with their "snake oil". She was from the "r... | |
| Your Forever Pieces? What and Why? Probably my McIntosh C2500 tube preamp and MC452 solid state power amp...maybe my Focal Sopra No2 speakers and JL Audio F113V2 sub woofers.My all-digital sources are probably the things that will see the most improvement in the future, not so much... | |
| Can you live with your current speaker until you die? shkong78,The Sopra's are rated at 91db with one watt of input, not "super efficient", but more efficient than most.I have them in a 24x26' room and when I'm listening to them at a loud (for me) level, the needles on my power amp dance around the 4... | |
| Can you live with your current speaker until you die? I'm 65 years old and have enjoyed a pair of Focal Sopra No2's since they first came out and every time I hear another speaker that I like, they sound "different" than my Sopra's, but not "better", not getting the "hots" to trade.I haven't heard th... | |
| Can you live with your current speaker until you die? I've been accused of being a "serial monogamist" with my audio system, up until a year ago, was on a 6 to 7 year journey, swapping out one component at a time, till I arrived at the setup I have now.I'm 65 and it's likely I'll keep the equipment I... | |
| Suggestions on speakers I would suggest you take your time and audition as many models as you can, within the range of prices and speaker sizes you can accommodate. Lots of good suggestions (above), you may also want to listen to the Harbeth's, KEF's, Quad's, Magnapan's... | |
| PS Audio DS Jr vs. SR I've owned a "Sr" since they first came on the market, and have been very happy with it ever since.Paul from PS Audio says the "Jr" is "85%" as good as a "Sr". I've heard both, but not side by side. The "Sr" in my opinion seems to extract a bit ... |